1)
On a scale from 1 to 20, rate yourself on how good of a
job you've done being as responsible as you can be to
have a sufficient amount of money for later years. 10
would be just the right amount. 20 would be having much
more than you could ever need. _______
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2)
On a scale from 1 to 10 with 10 being all the time, how
much is your focus on being responsible with money for
the purpose of you being effective in God's service?
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3)
On a scale from 1 to 10 rate how good a job you do
taking care of your body. Drinking plenty of water,
eating healthy, and getting regular exercise as you are
able. If you believe you give too much attention to your
body, put a little “x” next to the 10. _______
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4)
On a scale from 1 to 10 with 10 being all the time, how
much is your focus on being responsible with health for
the purpose of being effective in God's service? _______
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5)
Read Colossians 3:1 on a scale from 1 to 10 assess where
you think your heart is on any given day, what is
important to you with heavenly things being a 10?
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6)
Read Colossians 3:2 on a scale from 1 to 10 and assess
where you think your mind is at any given day with how
much you think about heavenly things being at 10.
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7)
Go through each of the 6 assessments above and write out
specific changes you believe God wants you to make.
8)
Health and money are two earthly things where long-term
thinking is profitable. What is the result of
short-term earthly thinking?
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9)
If you have short-term thinking, why do you think you
haven't made past decisions giving thought to the
future?
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10) What are some events in your life that brought about
some fairly strong negative emotions?
Event.
Emotion/Feeling
1.
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2.
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3.
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4.
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11)
What deception did you experience during those events
because of worldly (horizontal) thinking?
1.
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2.
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3.
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4.
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12)
Look at those events with the lens of your real
treasure, your eternal life, being in heaven. Take each
event and write out what you are thinking and feeling
would be if you were thinking of your life as eternal.
Thinking
Emotion/Feeling
1.
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2.
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3.
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4.
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13)
How would your thinking and feeling be different if you
believed that God loves you and has everything in
control?
Thinking
Emotion/Feeling
1.
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2.
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3.
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4.
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14)
Health and money are two earthly things where long-term
thinking is profitable. What is the result of
short-term earthly thinking?
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15)
If you have short-term thinking, why do you think you
haven't made past decisions giving thought to the
future?
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16)
How do you think you could avoid being deceived into
horizontal thinking in the future?
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17)
How can you take time each day, throughout the day to be
thinking about Heaven more?
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